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Postdoctoral Fellows

Dr. Thomas Hitchcox · September 2023 – June 2024
Underwater Navigation, McGill University
Dr. Alex Walsh · May 2018 – May 2019
Underwater Navigation, McGill University
Dr. Eleonora Botta · September 2018 – December 2018
Enhancing the Capabilities of Space Situational Awareness, McGill University

Doctoral Students

Mr. Jonathan Arsenault · January 2020 – December 2023
Quantitative Analysis of Hockey Using Spatiotemporal Tracking Data, McGill University
Mr. Mohammed Shalaby · September 2019 – December 2023
Ultra-wideband for Robot Navigation: Calibration, Communication, and State Estimation, McGill University
Steven Dahdah · September 2019 – December 2023
Applications of Linear Systems Theory to Koopman Operator Approximation, McGill University
Ms. Qi Sun (co-supervised with Prof. Angeles) · September 2016 – August 2023
Cartesian Elastodynamics Modelling of Parallel-kinematics Machines Under High-frequency, Small-amplitude Manoeuvres, McGill University
Mr. Charles Cossette · January 2019 – August 2023
On-manifold Estimation Methods for Multi-robot Relative Localization using Ultra-wideband Radio, McGill University
Mr. Thomas Hitchcox · January 2019 – August 2023
Strategies for Subsea Navigation and Mapping Using an Underwater Laser Scanner, McGill University
Mr. Daryoush Mirza Hekmati (co-supervised with Prof. Heath) · January 2015 – December 2018
Control of Air-flow in Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines, University of Manchester
Mr. David Evan Zlotnik · January 2014 – August 2018
Lie Group Observer Design for Robotic Systems: Extensions, Synthesis, and Higher-Order Filtering, University of Michigan
Mr. Ryan James Caverly · January 2014 – March 2018
Optimal Output Modification and Robust Control using Minimum Gain and the Large Gain Theorem, University of Michigan
Mr. Stephen Alexander Chee · January 2013 – February 2018
Norm-Constrained State Estimation Strategies, McGill University
Mr. Alex Walsh · September 2013 – December 2017
Extremum-Seeking Guidance and Conic-Sector-Based Control of Aerospace Systems, University of Michigan
Ms. Xiaowei Shan (co-supervised with Prof. Angeles) · September 2012 – May 2017
Design, Prototyping and Testing of Biaxial MEMS Accelerometers for Rigid-body Pose-and-twist Estimation, McGill University
Ms. Leila Bridgeman · January 2012 – October 2016
Methods Exploiting and Extending the Conic Sector Theorem, McGill University

Master of Engineering (Thesis) Students

Sepehr Moalemi
Optimization as a control problem, McGill University
Samuel Smocot
Soft robot control, McGill University
Mr. Philippe Decoste · September 2021 – August 2024
Homography Estimation using Direct Thermographic Information, McGill University
Mr. Louis Lortie · September 2022 – August 2024
Forward-Backward ExtendedDMD with an Asymptotic Stability Constraint, McGill University
Mr. Syed Shabbir Ahmed · September 2022 – August 2024
Range-aided Relative Pose Estimation and Formation Planning for Multi-robot Systems, McGill University
Mr. Antoine Henri · September 2022 – August 2024
Hybrid Haptic Device Modelling and System, McGill University
Mr. Arturo Del Castillo · September 2021 – August 2023
Bayesian Filtering for Homography Estimation, McGill University
Ms. Harriet Violet Chorney · September 2021 – August 2023
Dynamic Analysis of Spine Mechanics, McGill University
Ms. Natalia Pavlasek · January 2021 – August 2022
Simultaneous Localization and Mapping using Magnetic Fields and Their Gradients, McGill University
Mr. Faraaz Ahmed · September 2020 – August 2022
Guidance and Model Predictive Control of a Tandem-rotor Helicopter, McGill University
Mr. Daniil Lisus · September 2020 – August 2022
Dissecting Visual-Inertial SLAM: Errors, Landmarks, and Consistency, McGill University
Mr. Vassili Korotkine · September 2020 – August 2022
State Estimation on Matrix Lie Groups using Iterative Filters, McGill University
Mr. Marc-Antoine Lavoie · January 2019 – December 2021
Map-Constrained Train Navigation with IMU Measurements, McGill University
Mr. Amro Al Baali · September 2019 – August 2021
Combining DVL-INS and Laser-based Loop Closures in a Batch Estimation Framework for Underwater Positioning, McGill University
Mr. Kyungmin Jung · September 2019 – August 2021
Sliding-Window-Based Tightly-Coupled LIDAR-Inertial-Visual Odometry and Mapping, McGill University
Mr. Mitchell Cohen · September 2018 – December 2020
Wind-Field Mapping Using a Coupled State and Wind-Velocity Estimator for Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, McGill University
Ms. Amanda Bianco · September 2018 – December 2020
Automating Force Clamps to Measure Muscle Mechanics in Tissue Culture, McGill University
Mr. Kevin Bergamin · September 2018 – December 2020
High-Performance Data-Driven Control of Physically-Based Human Characters, McGill University
Mr. Jonathan Arsenault · September 2017 – December 2019
Practical Considerations and Extensions of the Invariant Extended Kalman Filtering Framework, McGill University
Ms. Robyn Fortune · January 2018 – December 2019
Modern Control Approaches to Large-Scale Testing of Aerospace Structures, McGill University
Mr. Duowen Qian · September 2016 – December 2018
Relative Feature Measurement Simultaneous Localization and Mapping in Three Dimensions, McGill University
Mr. Zuyu Yin (co-supervised with Prof. Angeles) · September 2016 – April 2018
Control of Fast Pick-and-Place Robots, McGill University
Mr. Harsh Godbole · April 2016 – October 2017
Dynamic Modelling and Control of Cable-Actuated Systems, McGill University
Mr. Francois Hogan · September 2013 – February 2016
Dynamic Modelling and Control of Martian Tumbleweed Rovers, McGill University
Ms. Donya Mohammadshahi (co-supervised with Prof. Nahon) · September 2011 – June 2013
The Dynamics and Control of Cable-Actuated Systems, McGill University